New Delhi

Delhi and its neighbouring areas woke up to a rainy day on Saturday morning while the minimum temperature dropped to 10 degrees Celsius.

But despite the rain, the air quality in the national capital on Saturday remained in the 'very poor' category according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

"AQI today indicates 'Very Poor’. It is likely to rain on January 22 and 23 with gusty wind leading to wet deposition and strong dispersion resulting in significant improvement of AQI to 'Poor'. From the 24th onwards, air quality is likely to degrade gradually due to low wind speed and weak ventilation of pollutants," SAFAR said in a bulletin.

Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted light rain over and adjoining areas of the entire Delhi and national capital region (NCR).